Appendix
10
Problem | Cause | Remedy |
| Subject is too far | Picture becomes dark if subject is too |
| away in a dark | |
| far away. Take picture within range of | |
| environment, such as | |
| flash. | |
| a night scene |
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| When taking a picture of a person |
Picture is dark |
| against a dark background, such as a |
| night scene, the person may appear | |
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| Background is dark | dark if the flash does not reach the |
| background even with the correct | |
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| exposure. Set to B in Picture mode |
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| to ensure both person and |
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| background are clear. (p.55) |
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| Subjects difficult to focus on using |
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| autofocus: objects with little contrast |
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| (blue sky, white walls, etc.), dark |
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| objects, finely patterned objects, |
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| Subject is difficult to | window or net, etc. Lock focus on |
| another object located at same | |
| focus on | |
| distance (press shutter release | |
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| button halfway), then aim at target |
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| and press shutter release button |
Subject is not |
| fully, or use Manual Focus mode. |
| If subject is too dark, use auxiliary AF | |
in focus |
| light for easier focusing. (p.98) |
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| Position subject in focusing area in |
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| middle of LCD monitor. If the subject |
| Subject is not in | is outside the focusing area, aim the |
| camera at the subject and lock the | |
| focusing area | |
| focus (press shutter release button | |
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| halfway), then compose picture and |
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| press the shutter release button fully. |
| Subject is too close | Set focus mode on q or r. (p.84) |
| Focus mode is set to | Normal pictures will be out of focus if |
| q or r | taken with focus mode set on qor r. |
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